Gemeinsame Systemgruppe IfI/b-it - en

about

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 13:42:39 +0000

About us The joined IT-Administration of the Institute for Computer Science and the B-IT (GSG) was founded to consolidate the IT infrastructures of both institutions for the planned move to the new shared building on the new Campus Poppelsdorf. Its purpose is to make sure that both institutions will be able to work successfully in the same IT environment at the new building.

accounts

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

User Accounts The responsibility for assigning user accounts at the institute depends on the respective scope. On the one hand, it is provided by the departments, that assign accounts in particular for staff and guests, but also for students that need access to the main computer pool and the student computers in the department of computer science III.

adminservices

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:49:05 +0000

Web Proxy You're operating a machine with an IPv4 address in a subnet of 10.0.0.0/8 created by us which needs a HTTP(S) connection to an external server without IPv6 address? Configure the HTTP(S) proxy http://webproxy.cs.uni-bonn.de:3128/ via some configuration file or using the environment variables HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY.

aktuelles

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:56:16 +0000

News and Service Indications Here you will find recent Information and Service Indications for our infrastructure. If you are interested to receive these informations via email, please subscribe to gsg-op@lists.iai.uni-bonn.de. We are using this list to announce technical issues, maintenance windows and the results of these proceedings.

The Startup service is available again.

The plotter is functioning again.

The system …

alumni

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

Alumni Accounts In general no user of the institutes that are supported by us is entitled to a full alumni user account. All former employees have the opportunity to register for a alumni email redirection to a HRZ Uni-ID/Alumni-Mail-Redirection. Please make sure to read

bigbluebutton

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:51:57 +0000

Video conferences A conference system based on BigBlueButton with the frontend Greenlight is available to you at any time. This system allows multipoint conferences with integration of teaching materials (slides etc.), e.g. for tutorials or group meetings. Thanks to the connection to the LDAP, users of IT can log in directly and conveniently create or join conference rooms using the HTML5 interface in their web browser:

booked

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

FIXME Room Booking System The room booking system is available at . General Informationen The Institut of computer science is using the software „Booked Scheduler“ for alle room reservations. All users will be assigned to a group. Account creation

covid-19

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 09:48:54 +0000

Current information about the GSG in times of COVID-19 General information The joint system group of the computer science dept. and b-it is responsible for the basic technical infrastructure that carries all IT processes in our institutes. Failures in this infrastructure can quickly affect many or even all our scientists and students. To minimize the risk of loosing more or even all our IT staff members if only one of us gets ill, we separated everyone of us from now on, to make sure that - sh…

dali

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

Digital Addressable Lighting Interface DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) is an intelligent lighting system that offers variety of control options. With corresponding remote control, you can calibrate or setup the light sensors to suit your needs. DALI supports a total of 10 profiles that are designed to work in different environments. First 9 profiles are predefined and last profile is customisable . Therefore, it is highly recommended to choose one profile (later in this wiki, thes…

datenschutz

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

FIXME TODO: Datenschutzerklärung

eduroam

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:16:10 +0000

Eduroam

The information presented here is not applicable anymore and only stays for historical reasons. The former SSID "eduroam-cs" was replaced by the global SSID "eduroam" for the time being. For manual configuration of eduroam services, please follow the instructions on the HRZ webpage or use the "get-eduroam" app.

Generic Information Educati…

egg

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:46:37 +0000

Art by Joan Stark .===============================================================. | ,-----------------, | | /| HELP THE BUNNY |==========.===. .===. .===========. | || | FIND HIS | | | | | | .-. | E | || | EASTER EGGS! | |===| | | | | |..==./xxx\ | N | || |_________________| | | | /<<<<<\ || D | ||/_________________/ .=======' | . | \>>>>>/xxxx/--. | | | | …

email

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

eMail Services Since the 2016 winter-term, students of computer science do NO LONGER get an eMail address at the institute! For more information go to the central mail service: If you want to check your mail on the web, go to: For Maillists and -groups go to:

employees

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 09:28:35 +0000

Employee Accounts Employees also get accounts at the institute for computer science. Supervisors need to request accounts for their employees from the GSG and to notify us about contract terminations/extensions. Those accounts need not be renewed.

ftp

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

FTP Server The link below will take you to our FTP server, where you can find free software, like * Apache web server * CentOS * mikTeX * dozens of GNU software packages

galicaster

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

Galicaster Recording Agent Manual for b-it [Download this documentation as PDF.] The Galicaster is a capture unit which allows teachers at b-it to easily record videos of their lectures. Hardware Overview In order to record your lecture, the following hardware components are required:

guestaccounts

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:26 +0000

Guest accounts for WiFi The IT Administration of IfI/b-it is providing a delegated guest account management for technical staff of subdivisions and working groups of the computer science dept., available via the following web interface: (only available from inside the Institute's network)

helpdesk

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:40:27 +0000

Helpdesk A physical helpdesk no longer exists. If you're experiencing technical problems with our infrastructure, please contact us via eMail () or use our support chat which you can find on the bottom right of this very page.

ios8021xstepbystep

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 08 May 2024 11:57:06 +0000

Step by step guide for the 802.1X WiFi on iOS 1: Removing an old 802.1X profile from iOS (optional) To ensure a clean installation, make sure to remove any existing old copies of our profile. This step is only needed if you already have an old version of our 802.1X configuration profile and wish to reinstall a new one.

kontakt

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:06:34 +0000

Contact If you have any questions, please contact us per e-mail first at . Please try to use a well known email address (i.e. your Uni-ID). Please describe your problem as precise as possible, including information about when you tried something, on which system you tried it and what exact steps you took before experiencing the problem.

lmgpu-info

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:42:44 +0000

The Lamarr GPU Cluster We are building and expanding a GPU Cluster as part of the Lamarr Institute. At the moment, the cluster consists of nine nodes with the following basic configuration: 2 AMD Epyc 7713 Processors (64 Cores * 2 Threads each => 256 Cores per Node, 248 available for jobs)

macos8021xremoval

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:57:04 +0000

Removing an old 802.1X profile from Mac OS 1: Open up the profiles settings Open the System Settings App and navigate to Privacy & Security. Select Privacy & Security and scroll down in the right-hand pane all the way to the bottom, to the option called

macos8021xstepbystep

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 08 May 2024 11:56:25 +0000

Step by step guide for the 802.1X WiFi on MacOS Remove any existing 802.1X (GSG) profiles To ensure a clean installation, make sure to remove any existing old copies of our profile. Click here to learn how 1: Download the profile In order to use the wifi at our building, you will need to download the profile first. Please select the matching type of profile (pick the first one if unsure):

matrixds

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:01:17 +0000

Data privacy information for the Matrix protocol This page is intended to inform you about the specific things that happen to your data while using the the matrix network. The computer science dept. operates a server that is connected to other Matrix home servers on the Internet via the decentralized Matrix protocol. Only your local computer science access credentials are relevant for using this service, some of which are saved on the matrix server. Specifically, this is currently only your na…

microsoftimagine

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:12:31 +0000

Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching The “Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching” program was meant for schools, academies and universities that are involved in higher MINT-oriented education. It allowed the use of commercial software on private computers of students or teachers involved in this type of education. It aimed to be a means of evaluation and experimentation without the high investment costs of buying the original software.

network

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

Network and WLAN The following sections give informations about the supported networks and connection possibilities.

networksecurity

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

Please note, this translation is for your convenience only. Network security Decided by the institute of computer science's directorate on January the 3th 2001 Overview Levels of detail The institute of computer science's security concept is defined on three layers of abstraction:

overleaf

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:52:47 +0000

Overleaf Attention: Sciebo (a non-commercial cloud storage by universities for universities) contains Overleaf. If you want to collaborate with external users, you should use the sciebo service instead of our local service. Overleaf is a collaborative cloud-based LaTeX editor used for writing, editing and publishing scientific documents.

plotter

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:16:36 +0000

Poster Printouts All directly associated members of the b-it and the computer science dept. may use our poster printing service. Please prepare a PDF file containing your poster. Make sure that the correct paperformat was used. We will not post-process your document. Upload your document to sciebo and send the resulting link to

policy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

Policies * User Regulations * Work Safety * Operational Concepts

pool

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:20:09 +0000

Computer-Pools The following list gives you an overview of the rooms serving as PC pools and which are accessible to you as a student. All PC-Pools are located in the BASEMENT of Institute of Computer Science's basement at Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 8.

poolc4

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

C4 - Linux This room contains machines running Debian Stretch 9 as well as the black/white printer Partitur and the color printer Feder, which can also print in A3 format. The software in this room is for general purpose.

print

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:32:09 +0000

The print-accounting system has been in operation since 08.08.2018.

Print Services The print accounting has been completely reworked and is now part of the institute of computer science. New Printing System The new printing system works as follows: Every student starts with 50 sheets printed balance. Each month, each student will automatically be credited with 50 sheets of print credit to the corresponding account.

pulte

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:48:01 +0000

Media Lecterns The central seminar rooms and pools of the Institute of Computer Science include special lectern desks with audio and video connections for the projection and playback of audio/video media content. The following explains their usage in more detail.

romm_booking

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

FIXME tbc

rooms

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:56:50 +0000

room schedule basement u1.012 (Linux Computer Pool) u1.041 (Linux Computer Pool) u1.042 (Linux Computer Pool) u1.043 (Windows Computer Pool) u1.108 (Windows Computer Pool)

scanner

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

Scanning

We are currently not offering any scan services.

services

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:56:12 +0000

IT Services The Institute of computer science offers many services, which you can use free of charge. These include access to dozens of computers in the computer pools, as well as printers, software and much more. For more information and assistance, see the menu under IT services or

sidebar

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:04:47 +0000

News/Service Indications ---------- Network and WiFi * WiFi (802.1X) * Guest accounts * VPN ---------- User Accounts * Employees * Settings * Students * Account Management * Settings * disk space * Locations * TVS * Alumni * Transponders * Access Cards ---------- Services * Helpdesk * VPN * Email * Videoconferencing (BBB) * Instant Messaging/Chats * Room booking system * Room plan overview * Overleaf * Secure Shell (SSH) * Config…

ssh

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:37:32 +0000

Secure Shell SSH-Tools (Secure SHell tools) allow you to build an encrypted connection to a SSH server. These connections are usually console-based. With the integrated protocol SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol), it is also possible to copy/move/delete files very easily. On Unix, the command ssh belongs to the standard commands. With Windows, SSH tools are available free of charge.

start

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

IT-Infrastructure documentation for the Dept. of Computer Science, University of Bonn and the B-IT Here you will find all necessary information about the services of the joined systems group of the C.S.Dept. and the B-IT. Please choose a topic from the menu on the left.

transponder

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:12:17 +0000

Transponder for the CS and the B-IT building

the following information is only valid for the computer Science Dept. of the university of Bonn and the B-IT. For information about transponder systems of other university buildings, please contact the appropriate building management.

Please complete all documents before contacting our representative. The documents can be handed in personally or sent by mail to transponder@info…

unterweisungen

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 09:28:51 +0000

Fire protection/safety instructions for students The pools and seminar rooms are meeting places defined within of §2 (3) SBauVO. Access and use of the rooms by any person including employees, students, trainees, guest scientists and other guests of the Institute for Computer Science or the b-it without current fire and/or occupational fire hazard instructions according to §42 SBauVO is not permitted.

useragreements

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

Regulations Regulations, that you have to follow, in order to use the infrastructure at the institute. Terms of Use Terms of Use for VPN/WiFi at B-IT

vpn

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:16:11 +0000

VPN Access The Institute of Computer Science allows you to connect to the intranet from anywhere via VPN. (In simple cases, consider using an ssh tunnel.) If you intend to connect to the VPN services provided by us, please make sure that you are running only recent software and operating systems that are receiving security patches.

wifialt

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:06:16 +0000

Wifi Authentication with alternative Password If you wish to protect your login credentials by not entering them into potentially insecure devices, you have the opportunity to use an alternative password for wifi authentication. You can activate this feature by using our

wifistd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:07:44 +0000

WiFi Access Everyone who is in possession of valid login credentials to central systems of the c.s. dept. or the b-it has the opportunity to use our wifi networks to access the local resources and of course the internet. Please follow the instructions provided here to gain access to the wifi network.

worksafety

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

Recommended working practice guidelines A responsible arrangement for education and research work includes compliance with the appropriate work and environmental regulations. Within the confines of his work, the students and scientists are liable for the consequences resulting from their work, including civil and criminal liabilities. Federal and other regulations will have to be adequately interpreted and applied to each case. As part of his responsibilities, the chancellor of the University B…

xmpp

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:47:54 +0000

Instant Messaging Services At this moment we only provide instant messaging access through our Matrix Node. The legacy XMPP/Jabber Service was discontinued due to a lack of users. Matrix Matrix is a decentralised, real-time, open-source communication protocol. We provide the webbased IM client

zks

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:52:35 +0000

ZKS - Access Control System The new access card system has not been installed yet. Check back here for further info later.